Tennessee · Private foundation
West Family Foundation
Its FY2020 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- $2.3M
- Granted FY2020
- 1
- Grants FY2020
- 4
- Organizations funded FY2019
- 50%
- First-time grantees FY2019
Read this first · the figures below need context
100% of West Family Foundation’s FY2020 grant dollars went to Christian Community Foundation Of Memphis, not to grantees.
Its money now reaches organizations through that sponsor, which does not report who recommended each grant. FY2020 names 0 organizations directly, so a portfolio cannot be read from it.
Organizations named directly on the return
Amber years are those where most dollars went to a sponsor.
- Median grant, FY2020
- $2,320,927
- Largest grant, FY2020
- $2,320,927
- Organizations funded a year
- 3 to 4
- FY2017 to FY2019
- States reached, FY2020
- 1
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2019, 50% of the organizations West Family Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 26% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2019, 74% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $25k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2019 | 4 | $95k | 50% |
| FY2018 | 4 | $93k | 50% |
| FY2017 | 3 | $90k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2020.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2019, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Memphis-Shelby County Law Enforcement Foundation Inc | $115,000 | 3 | 7% |
| Golden Cross Senior Ministries Inc | $30,000 | 2 | 4% |
| The University of Tennesseewest Institute for Cancer Research | $20,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Alzheimers & Dementia Services of Memphis Inc | $20,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Truth Seekers Fellowship Inc | $5,000 | 1 | 2% |
Plus 2 recipients with no EIN on record ($88k), not named here.
Co-funders
Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.
Open a dossier: Community Foundation of Greater Memphis Inc · The Kemmons Wilson Family Foundation · Christian Community Foundation of Memphis · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
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About West Family Foundation
- How much does West Family Foundation give?
- West Family Foundation reported 1 grants totaling $2,320,927 in its FY2020 IRS filing. It funded between 3 and 4 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2019.
- What does West Family Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2019, its largest causes are Philanthropy (89%), Public Safety & Disaster (4%), Health (3%).
- Who are West Family Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2019: Memphis-Shelby County Law Enforcement Foundation Inc ($115k), Golden Cross Senior Ministries Inc ($30k), The University of Tennesseewest Institute for Cancer Research ($20k).
- Does West Family Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2019, 50% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does West Family Foundation accept unsolicited applications?
- Its most recent filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and does not take unsolicited requests. Check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- Which funders back the same organizations as West Family Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Community Foundation of Greater Memphis Inc, The Kemmons Wilson Family Foundation, Christian Community Foundation of Memphis.
- Where is West Family Foundation based?
- West Family Foundation is based in TN.
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